Tiger Woods narrowly makes cut in San Diego

Published: Saturday, February 09, 2002

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO  Tiger Woods needed a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to make the Buick Invitational cut, but two-time defending champion Phil Mickelson wasn't as lucky Friday and will miss the weekend rounds of his hometown tournament.

Woods and Mickelson grew up playing Torrey Pines and dominated the last three Buicks. But the world's top two golfers found out that the South Course wasn't nearly as familiar as it used to be. Local officials spent $3.3 million to make the course longer and tougher in an attempt to secure the 2008 U.S. Open.

Woods played the South Course in 5-over 77 on Friday after shooting a 6-under 66 on the North Course on Thursday, which had left him two strokes behind first-round leader Mathew Goggin. The cut came at 1-under 143, which is right where Woods was.

ACE Group Classic

NAPLES, Fla.  Tom Watson had a hole-in-one in a round of 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Dana Quigley in the Senior PGA Tour's ACE Group Classic.

Ben Crenshaw shot a 76 in his senior tour debut, hitting into the water on the final two holes en route to a bogey on the par-5 No. 17 and quadruple bogey on the par-4 18th.

Watson birdied Nos. 10, 11 and 14 to reach 5 under, then aced the 163-yard, par-3 16th with a 6-iron and followed with a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 17. He also saved par on No. 8, holing a 20-footer after hitting into a bunker.

Jim Thorpe was two strokes back after a 68, and 1999 winner Allen Doyle followed at 67. Hale Irwin was four back at 68 along with Don Pooley, Sammy Rachels, Tom Jenkins and Dick Mast. Senior rookies Fuzzy Zoeller and Tom Purtzer shot 71s.

ANZ Championship

SYDNEY, Australia (AP)  Australia's Andre Stolz had 30 points under the Modified Stableford scoring system to take a one-point lead in the suspended second round of ANZ Championship.

South Africa's Trevor Immelman was second, and Australia's Craig Parry had 28 points. Fifteen players were unable to complete the round because of rain.

Under the Modified Stableford scoring system, players receive 8 points for double eagle, 5 for eagle, 2 for birdie, 0 for par, minus-1 for bogey and minus-3 for double bogey or worse.